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Thomas Bird 1854 – 1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1854

Birth Location: Little Bedwin, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 25 Jan 1930

Death Location: Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Father: Thomas Bird

Mother: Sophia Bunce

Spouse(s): Ruth Evenden

Children(s): Alice Bird, Emily Bird, Annie Bird, James Bird, Frederick Bird, John Bird

In 1854, Thomas Bird entered the world in Little Bedwin, Wiltshire, England, born to Thomas Bird and Sophia Bunce. In 1861, Thomas Bird resided in Little Bedwin, Wiltshire, England. Thomas Bird married Ruth Evenden, and had children including Alice Ruth Bird, Emily Sophia Bird, Annie Elizabeth Bird, James Nelson Bird, Frederick Bird, John Bird. Thomas Bird passed away in 1930 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1854, Thomas Bird entered the world in Little Bedwin, Wiltshire, England, born to Thomas Bird and Sophia Bunce.
  • In 1861, Thomas Bird resided in Little Bedwin, Wiltshire, England.
  • Thomas Bird married Ruth Evenden, and had children including Alice Ruth Bird, Emily Sophia Bird, Annie Elizabeth Bird, James Nelson Bird, Frederick Bird, John Bird.
  • Thomas Bird passed away in 1930 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Bird
1826 – 1886
Birth Location: Little Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
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Sophia Bunce
1825 – 1899
Birth Location: Stanton, Wiltshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Evenden
1858 – 1940
Birth Location: Chiddingly, Sussex, England
RE

Children(s)

Alice Bird
1878 –
Birth Location: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
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Emily Bird
1879 – 1962
Birth Location: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
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Annie Bird
1888 –
Birth Location: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
AB
James Bird
1891 – 1905
Birth Location: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
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Frederick Bird
1893 – 1970
Birth Location: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
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John Bird
1895 – 1916
Birth Location: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
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Thomas Bird's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Bird
1854 – 1930
Birth Place: Little Bedwin, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Thomas Bird
1826 – 1886
Little Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Sophia Bunce
1825 – 1899
Stanton, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
John Bird
1793 – 1865
Milton Lilborne, Wiltshire, England
Mary Martin
1798 – 1866
Shalbourn, Wiltshire, England
Thomas Bunce
1791 – 1870
Stanton, Wiltshire, England
Elizabeth Thomas
1791 – 1878
St Kew, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Philip Bird
1762 – 1837
Elizabeth Hatchyard
1754 – 1802
George Martin
Ann Goddard
Thomas Bence
1760 –
Sarah Pritchard
1765 –
Collan Thomas
1757 – 1795
Deborah Davis
1756 – 1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bird
1718 –
Sarah Weeks
William Hatchyard
Sarah Blake
Joseph Bence
1731 – 1806
Martha Nicolns
1722 – 1788
Samuel Pritchard
1734 – 1820
Mary Keepen
1738 – 1807
John Thomas
Elizabeth Warmington
1721 –

Thomas Bird's Descendants

1.
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Thomas Bird (Aug 1854 – 25 Jan 1930) m. Ruth Evenden (1 Aug 1858 – 1940)
  1. 1. Alice (Ruth) Bird (1878 – ) m. Charles (Henry Edwin) Collis (abt 1879 – )
    1. 1. Annie (Lydia) Collis (15 Dec 1899 – 1977) m. Alfred (George) Kimpton (20 Dec 1899 – 1970)
      1. 1. Betty (Kathleen Anne) Kimpton (11 Dec 1927 – 14 Feb 2005) m. Ronald Clare
    2. 2. Sarah (Wynn) Collis (25 Feb 1902 – ) m. John (James) Ransom
    3. 3. Charles (Henry Edwin) Collis (16 Feb 1904 – 1989) m. Ethel (May Curtis) Raggett (15 Apr 1908 – 1984)
      1. 1. Ronald (Charles) Collis (17 Feb 1930 – 1991)
    4. 4. Mary (Catherine) Collis (16 Oct 1906 – 2001) m. Frank (Edward) Harris (18 Nov 1906 – )
    5. 5. Marion (Muriel) Collis (25 Sep 1908 – 1989) m. John (George) Vine (10 Apr 1914 – )
      1. 1. Marjorie (M) Vine (9 Jun 1936 – ) m. Richard (A) Cantwell
    6. 6. Alice (Ruth) Collis (13 Sep 1910 – 1993) m. Frederick (John) Evans (16 Aug 1906 – 14 Feb 1989)
      1. 1. Raymond (John) Evans (21 Nov 1932 – 23 Feb 2006) m. Elizabeth (Anne) Barnes (22 Nov 1935 – 5 Sep 2018)
        1. 1. Steven (J) Evans (1960 – )
        2. 2. David (Anthony) Evans (14 Feb 1966 – 25 Dec 2020)
        3. 3. Evans
        4. 4. Evans
      2. 2. Patricia (R) Evans (1939 – ) m. Alan (E) Bailey
        1. 1. Andrew Bailey
        2. 2. Bailey
    7. 7. Nellie Collis (28 Jun 1913 – 2003) m. James (E A) Weatherley
    8. 8. Thomas (S) Collis (16 Jan 1916 – )
  2. 2. Emily (Sophia) Bird (26 Oct 1879 – 1962) m. William (George) Parker (20 Oct 1880 – )
    1. 1. Violet (Alice) Parker (April 1901 – June 1901)
    2. 2. Bessie (Annie Alexandra) Parker (26 Jun 1902 – 12 Sep 1964) m. William (Percival) Chapman (18 Sep 1900 – 1965)
      1. 1. Peter (William John) Chapman (29 Nov 1927 – 5 May 1998) m. Marjorie (A) Mandeville (4 Mar 1924 – 14 Jan 2013)
        1. 1. Peter (Arthur) Chapman (30 Apr 1950 – 2 Apr 2016) m. Margaret (Elizabeth Anne) Dennis (22 May 1949 – 23 Nov 2003)
      2. 2. Eileen (B) Chapman (1941 – ) m. Brian (Sidney) Batchelor (3 Nov 1938 – 9 Jul 2020)
        1. 1. Stephen Batchelor (1966 – )
        2. 2. Ian Batchelor (1968 – ) m. Amanda Lucas
    3. 3. Lilian (Mabel) Parker (4 Jan 1904 – 1990) m. John (Thomas) Mills (10 Apr 1905 – )
      1. 1. Michael (T W) Mills (28 Jun 1931 – Aug 2017)
    4. 4. William (Thomas) Parker (18 May 1906 – 20 Dec 1971) m. Lilian (Ethel May) Wood (10 Jun 1914 – 23 Nov 1991)
    5. 5. Gladys (Florence Alice) Parker (17 Mar 1908 – Jan 2004) m. Cecil (Edward) Hooke-Hellis (28 Feb 1905 – Oct 1973) m. Bertram (Roy Charles) Bessell (7 Jun 1907 – 17 Jan 1990)
      1. 1. Jean (Emily Elizabeth) Hooke-Hellis (16 Dec 1926 – Dec 1999) m. Reginald (Robert) Boniface (15 Feb 1921 – )
        1. 1. Jamie (R) Boniface (1956 – )
        2. 2. Lesley (J) Boniface (1959 – ) m. Trevor (J) Hoad (1954 – )
    6. 6. Frederick (Percy) Parker (13 Sep 1914 – 25 Apr 1963)
  3. 3. Annie (Elizabeth) Bird (26 Nov 1888 – ) m. George Simmonds (13 Sep 1886 – )
    1. 1. Doris (Emily) Simmonds (abt 1907 – )
    2. 2. George (Nelson) Simmonds (abt 1911 – )
    3. 3. Frederick (Thomas) Simmonds (16 Jun 1921 – )
  4. 4. James (Nelson) Bird (1891 – 1905)
  5. 5. Frederick Bird (14 Nov 1893 – 24 Feb 1970) m. Daisy Bryant (26 Aug 1890 – 12 Nov 1954) m. Lily Cottington (1 Mar 1905 – 31 Jul 1962)
    1. 1. Daisy (Ruth) Bird (9 Feb 1916 – 18 Dec 1942) m. William (Walter) Gurr (15 May 1913 – Apr 1988)
      1. 1. Molly (Elizabeth) Gurr (3 Feb 1934 – 13 Oct 2009) m. Thomas (George) Goldsmith (17 Feb 1933 – 25 Jan 2020)
        1. 1. Ruth (Elizabeth) Goldsmith (8 Feb 1956 – ) m. Richard (Leonard) Perkins (26 Apr 1951 – )
        2. 2. Linda (A) Goldsmith (27 Jun 1957 – ) m. Andrew Walshaw
        3. 3. David (Thomas) Goldsmith (28 Apr 1961 – ) m. Karen (R) Lobb (1965 – )
  6. 6. John Bird (1895 – 16 Sep 1916)

Thomas Bird's Timeline

10 Records

1854
Aug 1854
Birth of Thomas Bird in Little Bedwin, Wiltshire, England
Little Bedwin, Wiltshire, England
1854
3 Sep 1854
Thomas Bird was baptized in Little Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Little Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
1861
1861
Age 7
Thomas Bird resided here in Little Bedwin, Wiltshire, England
Little Bedwin, Wiltshire, England
1871
1871
Age 17
Thomas Bird resided here in 30 Brook Street, Great Bedwin, Wiltshire, England
30 Brook Street, Great Bedwin, Wiltshire, England
1881
1881
Age 27
Thomas Bird resided here in 11 Leslie Street, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
11 Leslie Street, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
1891
1891
Age 37
Thomas Bird resided here in 355 Seaside Road, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
355 Seaside Road, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
1901
1901
Age 47
Thomas Bird resided here in 355 Seaside, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
355 Seaside, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
1911
1911
Age 57
Thomas Bird resided here in 355 Seaside, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
355 Seaside, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
1921
1921
Age 67
Thomas Bird resided here in 355 Seaside, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
355 Seaside, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
1930
25 Jan 1930
Age 76
Death of Thomas Bird in Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1854
    Event Place: Little Bedwin, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 2b; Page: 113
    [3] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1254; Folio: 26; Page: 21; GSU roll: 827841
    [4] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 884; Folio: 60; Page: 3
    [5] 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 724; Folio: 77; Page: 4; GSU roll: 542691

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1854
    Event Place: Little Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
    [2] Wiltshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1916, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Reference Number: 1955/2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Little Bedwin, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 724; Folio: 77; Page: 4; GSU roll: 542691

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: 30 Brook Street, Great Bedwin, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1254; Folio: 26; Page: 21; GSU roll: 827841

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: 11 Leslie Street, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1040; Folio: 65; Page: 26; GSU roll: 1341247

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: 355 Seaside Road, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 775; Folio: 22; Page: 46; GSU roll: 6095885

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: 355 Seaside, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 884; Folio: 60; Page: 3

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: 355 Seaside, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: 355 Seaside, Eastbourne, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1930
    Event Place: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 2b; Page: 113
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